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1a Hardware
1a Hardware
What is a hardware?
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Types of Hardware
Input devices
Output devices
Processing devices
Storage devices
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Input Devices
Any hardware
component that allows
you to enter data,
programs, commands,
and user responses
into a computer
A wireless mouse
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Input devices
This figure shows several devices used for inputting data to the computer.
Keyboards Mouse
Other pointing devices
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Handheld scanner
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Scanning devices
SCANNER
OMR
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Scanning devices
Trackball
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Touch screen
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Joystick
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Logitech digital
Stylus pen
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Microphone
Ultra shotgun
microphone
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Video input
Digital camera
Web camera
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Components of a CPU
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Processing
Motherboard Devices
Expansion Card
Random Access
Memory– RAM
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Hard Drive
Jazz
Tape
Drive
Drive
CD/DVD
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Output devices
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Output devices
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Monitors
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Printers
Impact Printers
Printing mechanism strikes paper, ribbon and
character together
Near letter quality (NLQ)
Used for multipart forms
strikes through multiple layers of paper
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Printers
INK JET
LINE
DOT MATRIX
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Printers
Non-impact Printers
No mechanism strikes the paper
Much quieter than impact printers
Ink-jet printers
Spray tiny drops of ink onto the paper
Both black-and-white and colour
Resolution measured in dots per inch
(dpi)
Speed measured in pages per minute
(ppm)
Nozzles spray ink
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Printers
Non-impact Printers
Laser printers
High-speed, high-quality non-impact printer
Very high quality resolution - 300dpi to 1,200 dpi
Stores entire page before printing it
Page description language (PDL)
PCL (Printer Control Language)
Postscript
Operates much like a copy machine
Toner
Replace cartridge
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Plotter
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Speakers
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EXTERNAL FAX
INTERNAL FAX MODEM
MODEM
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PERIPHERAL DEVICES
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Peripheral devices
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INFORMATION
NETWORKS
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Network
A network is a combination of hardware and
software that allows communication and
electric transfer of information between
computers.
Hardware may be connected permanently by
a wire or cable, or temporarily through
modems, telephone lines or radio signals.
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LAN/WAN
LAN
A LAN (Local Area Network) is a system
whereby individual PCs are connected
together within a company or organization
WAN
A WAN (Wide Area Network) as the
name implies allows you to connect to
other computers over a wider area (i.e. the
whole world).
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Selection Criteria
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User Needs
Wrist rest
Document holder
Glare filter
Support gloves
Lumbar support
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Foot rest
Ergonomic keyboard
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Mobile computing
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Wireless devices
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SOFTWARE
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